Two EU leaders break ranks to call for fresh Brexit referendum

Sebastian Kurz, the Austrian chancellor, gave Theresa May a warm welcome to SalzburgSean Gallup/Getty

Two European leaders have taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of a fresh Brexit referendum.

Andrej Babis, the Eurosceptic Czech prime minister, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that he was “very unhappy that the UK is leaving and maybe it would be better to make another referendum”.

He said that the UK was not clear on what the real impact of Brexit would be and that he regretted the decision because he felt that Britain had been “very close” to the Czech Republic within the European Union, for example in remaining outside the eurozone.

Andrej Babis said that he felt that his country had been “very close” to Britain within the EUChristof STACHE/afp/Getty Images

Joseph Muscat, the Maltese prime minister, said that most of his counterparts would like the “almost impossible” to happen.

He said: “Most of us would welcome a…

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